By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com

March 03, 2015, 9:01AM

ANN ARBOR, MI - Though there are still hours left to make a late push in the March 6 Ann Arbor News Game of the Week, the Class A district final seems to have a safe lead on the competition. As of Tuesday morning, the District 17 final scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday leads the polls with 1,077 of 1,381... Full story »

By The Associated Press

March 03, 2015, 6:30AM

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.: The votes are based on the polling of a select committee of media members from around the state. Class A School (First-place votes) (Record) Points 1. Bloomfield Hills Marian... Full story »

By The Associated Press

March 03, 2015, 6:30AM

The top 10 teams in the Michigan Associated Press high school basketball poll, with records in parentheses. Totals are based on 15 points for a first-place vote, 14 for second,etc.: The votes are based on the polling of a select committee of media members from around the state. Class A School (First-place votes) (Record) Points 1. Detroit Western International... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

March 03, 2015, 5:25AM

ANN ARBOR -- Monday night’s pre-regional brought all the emotion, and intensity Saline coach Drew Denzin expected. The Hornets faced Southeastern Red conference rival Ann Arbor Pioneer, a team that eliminated them from the playoffs two out of the last three years, for a third time this season. “They came with about as much as we could handle,” Denzin... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

March 02, 2015, 10:35PM

ANN ARBOR -- The MHSAA hockey playoffs got off to an exciting start Monday night in front of a packed house at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. Saline (22-4) and Ann Arbor Pioneer (17-8-1) kicked off the Division 2 pre-regionals in the programs’ third meeting of the season. The familiar foes also faced each other in last year’s pre-regionals... Full story »

By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com

March 02, 2015, 1:15PM

It’s been quite the regular season for Michigan’s top girls basketball seniors. From high-scoring games and record-breaking performances, to double-doubles and even a few triple-doubles, MLive’s Miss Basketball watch list members have done it all. All except win a state championship. Now with the postseason set to begin Monday night, and the Miss Basketball ballot announced, it’s time to see... Full story »

By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com

March 02, 2015, 12:40PM

ANN ARBOR, MI - Three days of voting down and the Ann Arbor Area schools of Huron, Pioneer, Skyline and Dexter are making the biggest push in the March 6 Game of the Week poll. The Class A district final, scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, will be played at Dexter High School. So far, as of Monday afternoon, the... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

February 28, 2015, 5:20AM

YPSILANTI -- There’s no bigger regular season games on Ypsilanti’s schedule than the two versus Ypsilanti Lincoln. The basketball-loving community has turned the annual match-ups into one of the premiere city-rivalries in Michigan for both the girls and boys teams. Mary Grant Truss let her doctors know all about it. Ypsilanti coach Dwayne Scott’s mother had the medical staff... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

February 28, 2015, 4:52AM

YPSILANTI -- The Ypsilanti boys basketball team’s youthful roster, and the graduation of Mr. Basketball candidate Jaylen Johnson, had opposing teams in the Southeastern Conference White hoping to end the Grizzlies reign at the top of the league. It didn’t quite work out that way. Ypsilanti closed out its Southeastern Conference schedule Friday night with a memorable 65-57 double-overtime... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

February 28, 2015, 3:28AM

YPSILANTI -- The frustration was easy to read on the faces of the Ypsilanti Lincoln boys basketball players as they walked off their home court Friday night. For the second time this season, the Railsplitters came up short in double-overtime against its city-rival Ypsilanti. The 65-57 loss was just the latest heartbreaking defeat in a season defined by them.... Full story »

By Michael Niziolek | mniziole@MLive.com

February 28, 2015, 12:05AM

YPSILANTI -- Ypsilanti guard Jadah Anderson isn’t closing out her senior year quietly. A week after putting up the Grizzlies first triple-double in program history, the team’s leading scorer had a quadruple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals in a 59-28 win over city-rival Ypsilanti Lincoln Friday night. “She could be seeing the end of... Full story »

By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com

February 27, 2015, 10:40PM

CHELSEA, MI – Melissa Robards avenged two separate lowlights of her basketball playing career Friday in a 36-33 victory to conclude her final high school regular season. The Chelsea senior not only found more scoring success against Dexter than earlier in the season, but she stayed true to her personal promise to connect from the free-throw line if she... Full story »